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reflux · 19-March-08, 04:53 PM

Go the new build route. Here's a rough guess at a few good parts for you - don't know how much you'd like to spend.

Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Newegg.com - MSI P35 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Newegg.com - A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

It will be much faster and leave you with upgrade room for the next couple of years should you need it.

Don't bother upgrading to Vista. It's more of a downgrade. XP runs applications faster and doesn't saddle you with pointless extra features. As for your SATA driver issue, I suspect that was something to do with your old motherboard. I have loaded XP onto tons of PCs with SATA and never once has one required the driver from a floppy. Even if you do come up against this problem, most modern motherboards still have floppy ports.

19-March-08, 04:53 PM		#2 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n?	Re: Microsoft Vista and SATA 3Gb/s Go the new build route. Here's a rough guess at a few good parts for you - don't know how much you'd like to spend. Newegg.com - Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail Newegg.com - MSI P35 Neo2-FR LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Newegg.com - A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail It will be much faster and leave you with upgrade room for the next couple of years should you need it. Don't bother upgrading to Vista. It's more of a downgrade. XP runs applications faster and doesn't saddle you with pointless extra features. As for your SATA driver issue, I suspect that was something to do with your old motherboard. I have loaded XP onto tons of PCs with SATA and never once has one required the driver from a floppy. Even if you do come up against this problem, most modern motherboards still have floppy ports.